I used to be really creative. I used to do all kinds of crafts. When my oldest was born, I made an amazing scrapbook of her first year of life (sorry, youngest....). I used to do creative lettering with fun markers and colored pencils. I used to .....
Lately, I feel like I have no creative spark. When we moved into our house, I found a fun-looking project on Pinterest that I thought would look great on the wall opposite our front door. I bought the canvases, the tape, the paint. And all of it is still sitting in the basement. I have coloring books and GOOD coloring pencils (still wrapped in plastic).
I keep making excuses as to why I don't give myself the time and the space to rekindle that creative spark. I'm too busy. My kids need more of my energy. I have to clean the house. I have books to read.
NOW, though, I have two reasons to get my artsy-craftsy mojo back in working order. I still have things to do here in the house and I have a classroom to get ready for. I need to practice my perfect handwriting (it's been a while since I've really tried to print nicely), I need to work on my basic figures for when I make charts. I need to think about furniture layout.
I'm starting to get excited about this. Maybe this afternoon, I'll get my colored pencils out and sharpen them up!
Sounds like just the thing to fan that spark into a flame! Give those colored pencils a work-out!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like just the thing to fan that spark into a flame! Give those colored pencils a work-out!!
ReplyDeleteMay the color pencils dancing on the paper light your creative spark again. Now is a good time to start.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's definitely about feeling like there are other things I ought to be doing. Sitting and coloring--which I love to do--feels self-indulgent somehow. But when I do it, I find it's a great stress relief. And how can it really be self-indulgent to take care of yourself and do something that's pleasurable? Hope you pulled out the pencils!
ReplyDeleteI find its hard to get my creative on when I'm feeling run down and depleted from life happening. But those are precisely the moments that I most need to get my creative on. Here's to you setting aside a little "me time" for your creativity!
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